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What is D&T in primary schools and why is it important?, Why is Secondary Design and Technology important? Design and Technology is a practical and valuable subject. It enables children and young people to actively contribute to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of themselves, their community and their nation. It teaches how to take risks and so become more resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable. Students develop a critical understanding of the impact of design and technology on daily life and the wider world. Additionally, it provides...
Sevra Davis, Sevra Davis is Director of Architecture Design and Fashion at the British Council, responsible for creating new opportunities for the UK design sector around the world through collaboration and exchange. She has also held senior leadership positions at the Design Museum and the Royal Society for the Arts (RSA). As Director of Design at the RSA, she led the global expansion of the esteemed RSA Student Design Awards programme and for growing the organisation's role commitment to championing design education. She is an experienced architect, design advocate and leader in design for social...
Fancy a bag?, Age 5-7 yearsFirst published 2012 In this project children design and make a bag of their own creation for a specific user and purpose. The resources are designed to unlock children’s innovative thinking. They provide a context that leads children to a wide range of different design responses increasing their ownership of the design process. Children use their knowledge of materials and their properties (Science objectives) and investigate textiles (Art objectives) to learn how textile products can be designed and made using a range of simple joining techniques....
Curriculum Links, These downloadable member-only units cover a range of additional units suitable within D&T. These units will be regularly developed and added to, creating a broad suite of resources to use in the classroom. 6 R's (Sc) - this unit introduces the 6Rs of sustainability: Reduce, Rethink, Refuse, Recycle, Reuse, and Repair. This helps students evaluate environmental impact and make more responsible design choices. Forces and Stress (Sc) - this unit covers how different forces such as tension, compression, shear, bending, and torsion affect materials and structures, to contextualise...
Summer time...D&T teachers are chillin’, With the school summer holidays now upon us, this seemed as good a time as any to reflect on the academic year just passed and specifically my almost seven months at the D&T Association. In a year in which the news has been pretty much dominated by Brexit, education appears to have been largely ignored by the press. Yes, we have a new Education Secretary as the previous incumbent was indicating that she was actually developing empathy for the intricacies of the post and therefore had to be moved...
The award winners are: CATEGORY 1: Boxford Ltd Award for Innovation and Creativity in Design and TechnologyPaul Woodward, The Rugby School, Thailand CATEGORY 2: Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology - Primary AwardGill Fitzpatrick, Beech Hill Community Primary School, Greater Manchester CATEGORY 3: HME Logistics Award for Inspirational Teaching of Design and Technology - SecondarySarah Mahmood, The Bemrose School, Derbyshire CATEGORY 4: James Dyson Foundation Award for Excellence in Engineering EducationMartin Davies, The Fernwood School, Nottinghamshire CATEGORY 5: Institution of Engineering and Technology Award for...
5G is coming - is D&T ready? Are we connecting up our curriculum intelligently?, Like the next person, I get excited by the potential for the use of future technology and its positive impact on both my own immediate and the wider world. No more so than when I read articles like this piece in Interesting Engineering. They also prompt me to think about what it might mean for the teaching of D&T in schools. It reminded me of some 15 years ago, hearing a BT futurologist talking, talking about the increasing use and impact...
Designing 129, Designing 129 – Autumn 2024 Inspiring the Next Generation of Designers Designing magazine is the Design and Technology Association’s termly publication that highlights innovation, creativity, and impact across education and industry. From primary classrooms to cutting-edge university research and commercial product design, the magazine showcases how design and technology shapes the world around us. In this issue, we spotlight award-winning educators and students from the Excellence Awards 2024, explore inclusive product design from VR to music tech, and feature sustainable innovations like Smartable, a fridge shelf designed...
PATT40: A Celebration of Innovation and Education, Design and Technology Association's attendance at PATT40 The Design and Technology Association recently marked its commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in design and technology education by exhibiting at the 40th edition of the Pupils' Attitudes Towards Technology (PATT) conference, commonly referred to this year as PATT40. This conference encompasses discussions, research papers, insights, and progressive ideas around D&T and wider STEM education. Understanding PATT40 The PATT conference series has served as a global platform for educators, researchers,
What are you going to do with yourself next year?, Although I have spent about 26 years of my career teaching D&T at various educational stages, I’m currently not based in a school or other educational establishment. Nevertheless, this time of year, one can not help but start making a list of the things that you hope to achieve and concentrate on in the forthcoming academic year – its hard to get out of the habit. I asked myself the question: If I were a D&T subject leader or aspiring teacher in my 20s or...
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